NEW JERSEY · AREA CODE GUIDE
848 area code location: Middletown and New Brunswick, New Jersey
- Local date and time
- Eastern Time
Map data: HSIP (2010) · NANPA · US Census Bureau, checked 26 September 2026. Boundaries are approximate.
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848 area code at a glance
- State
- New Jersey
- Primary cities
- Middletown, New Brunswick, and Perth Amboy
- Established
- Population
- Largest community: Middletown, 67,135 (2025)Not an area-code population.
- Prefixes in service
- 275 as of 13 October 2026
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History
Country and calling code: United States (+1).
Parent code: 732.
New code planned: No, as of 22 September 2026.
- : 848 added as an overlay on 732
Time zone
- Eastern Time
- Standard time UTC−05:00
- Daylight saving time UTC−04:00
Counties and cities covered
848 numbers are issued across 36 communities. These are telephone exchange areas, which follow the phone network rather than city limits, so a place can sit just outside the boundary of the town it is named for.
Counties of the communities we could place (the code may reach further): Monmouth County, Middlesex County, Ocean County, Somerset County, and Union County.
- Middletown
- New Brunswick
- Perth Amboy
- Long Branch
- Rahway
- Carteret
- Point Pleasant
- Holmdel
- South River
- Asbury Park
- Metuchen
- Eatontown
- Bound Brook
- Red Bank
- Freehold
- South Amboy
- Keansburg
- Matawan
- Dunellen
- Keyport
- Manasquan
- Jamesburg
- Atlantic Highlands
- Spring Lake
- Lakehurst
11 more communities
- Englishtown
- Seaside Park
- Farmingdale
- Deal
- Belmar (monmouth)
- East Millstone
- Franklin Park
- Lakewood
- Monmouth Junction
- Toms River
- Woodbridge
Notable places in 848
| Place | Where | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Rutgers University | 1.7 km from New Brunswick | University |
| Six Flags Great Adventure | 17.2 km from Lakehurst | Zoo |
| Monmouth University | 2.2 km from Long Branch | University, 5,323 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
| Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst | 3.6 km from Lakehurst | Military base |
| Monmouth Executive Airport | 4.0 km from Farmingdale | Airport |
| SHI Stadium | 3.5 km from New Brunswick | Stadium |
| Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University | 1.5 km from New Brunswick | Museum |
| Lakewood Airport | 4.2 km from Lakewood | Airport |
| Jersey Mike's Arena | 4.3 km from New Brunswick | Arena |
| Old Bridge Airport | 3.9 km from Englishtown | Airport |
Also serving this area
Questions about 848
Where is the 848 area code?
848 is in New Jersey. Its numbers are issued in Middletown, New Brunswick, Perth Amboy, and 33 other communities.
What time zone is area code 848 in?
848 is in Eastern Time. Daylight saving time is observed.
Is 848 an overlay?
Yes. 848 was added as an overlay on 732 on 29 December 2001.
What cities are in the 848 area code?
Middletown, New Brunswick, Perth Amboy, Long Branch, and Rahway, and 31 other communities.
What state is area code 848 in?
Area code 848 is in New Jersey.
What counties are covered by area code 848?
Area code 848 covers communities in Monmouth County, Middlesex County, Ocean County, Somerset County, and Union County.
Is 848 a toll-free area code?
No. 848 is a geographic area code. The toll-free codes are 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877, and 888.
Sources: NANPA area code listing, NANPA places by area code, NANPA central office code assignments, U.S. Census Bureau population estimates, OMB metropolitan area delineations. Checked .
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